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Animal Concerns of Texas

January 24, 2010 Melanie Joy - Greg & Liz welcome back Melanie Joy, professor of psychology & sociology at the University of Massachusetts and author of "Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows." Joy talks about the use of language to manipulate an argument or appease inflammatory emotions.

January 10, 2010 Carnism - Greg & Liz talk to Dr. Melanie Joy, Professor of Psychology & Sociology at the University of Massachusetts and author of "Why We Love dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows." She introduces us to the concept of carnism and the ideology of meat eating. www.melaniejoy.org

December 27, 2009 Animal Legal Defense Fund - Greg & Liz talk to Tom Linney of the Animal Legal Defense Fund about the organization's efforts to change and improve legislation that would protect all animals, from domestic pets to factory farm animals to wildlife. www.aldf.org

December 13, 2009 Political Activism - Greg & Liz talk with Julie Lewin, President of the National Institute for Animal Advocacy, and author of "Get Political for Animals and Win the Laws They Need." Lewin talks about what advocates can do to get active politically and pass the laws necessary to protect the animals. www.nifaa.org

Good to Grow

January 30, 2010 February Gardening Tips - Joe & Norma talk about the things we need to do in our gardens & landscapes in February. Think roses.

January 23, 2010 Listener Q&A - Joe & Norma answer listener questions. What's causing new holes to appear in a grassy lawn every morning? How can you encourage a 20-year-old plum tree to produce more fruit? When is a good time to prune a Mexican Bird of Paradise? The roots of a large ash tree are threatening a nearby sidewalk--is it ok to cut the root off at the base of the tree?

January 16, 2010 Listener Q&A - Joe & Norma answer listener gardening questions. A tomato plant in a greenhouse is wintering well, but why are its leaves turning brown? Is a fescue lawn ok for the El Paso region? Why are indoor herb plants infested with flying black bugs? Is it ok to split a Spanish Broom plant and replant the cuttings? Is it safe to plant a Norfolk Island Pine outdoors?

On Film

February 6, 2010 Arthouse Jewish Film Series - Charles talks with Ezra Cappell, Director of the UTEP Inter-American Jewish Program. Cappell talks about Feb. 7's Arthouse Jewish Film Series, which will feature 3 films, "Blessed is the Match," "39 Pounds of Love," and "A Matter of Size." The films will be screened back-to-back beginning at 10:30 a.m., at the Rubin Center at UTEP. 584-4437.

January 30, 2010 Paranormal Activity - In a rebroadcast from November 2008, Charles talks with Orin Peli, the filmmaker behind the surprise hit of 2009, "Paranormal Activity."

January 23, 2010 Critics Choice Awards Wrap Up - Charles talks with former "On Film" host and fellow Broadcast Film Critic, Cynthia Haines, as they share their memories of the Critics Choice Awards held Jan. 15 in Hollywood.

January 16, 2010 Cinema Novo Spring Films - Charles talks with UTEP Special Events Program Coordinator Marina Monsisvais, who tells us about the upcoming film series which features critically accalimed films such as "'The Hurt Locker," "A Serious Man," and "The September Issue."

January 9, 2010 Red Mesa - Charles talks to filmmaker Ilana Lapid, writer & director of "Red Mesa," which recently won Best Short Film at the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival. The win qualifies her film as eligible for an Academy Award in 2011. Lapid talks about her film and about the fundraising efforts that could make her Oscar dream come true.

Perspectives

January 16, 2010 President Obama's First Year: In Review - Dr. Gregory Rocha and Perspectives host Louie Saenz discuss President Barack Obama's first full year as US President, and talk about the successes and shortcomings in 2009

Science Studio

February 7, 2010 STEM Challenge - Russ Chianelli welcomes Joseph Sapien and David Coronado of Workforce Solutions Upper Rio Grande. They talk about the STEM Challenge (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math), which encourages high school students to develop a business plan to promote their ideas. www.urgjobs.org

January 31, 2010 Texas Inventors - Keith & Russ talk with Eli Velasquez, Executive Director of the TransPecos El Paso Regional Center for Innovaton & Commercialization (RCIC). Velasquez talks about the RCIC's efforts in helping local innovators & inventors keep their ideas in El Paso. www.tpeprcic.org

January 24, 2010 Volcanoes of West Texas - Keith & Russ are in the KRTS studios in Marfa, Texas, to talk with hydrologist and geologist Kevin Urbanczyk. Urbanczyk is the director of the Rio Grande Research Center and will talk about the history of volcanoes in West Texas and their role in region's groundwater. Rebroadcast from Sept. 21, 2008.

January 17, 2010 Platinum Drugs - Keith talks with Stephen Lippard, Dept. of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Lippard talks about his research into platinum drugs and their use in cancer treatments.

January 10, 2010 Early Peoples of the Big Bend - Keith & Russ are on location again at the KRTS Studios in Marfa, Texas, to talk with Melissa Williams, an archaeologist and historian with the Center for Big Bend Studies. She talks about the early peoples of the Big Bend region and about current-day looting in the region.

Senior Junction

January 16, 2010 "The Leonardo Da Vinci Experience" at EP Museum of History - Florence Schwein and Sue Taylor, curator at El Paso Museum of History, talk about the ongoing DaVinci exhibit. Titled "The Leonardo da Vinci Experience," the exhibit is entitled immense accolades from the public who have already been to the exhibit. Over 600 attended the inaugural opening on Saturday, Jan. 16, and the popularity of the Early Music Consort's afternoon concert encouraged yet another performance later in the day. Information of the exhibit: 915-351-3588; tickets: 800-745-3000; www.elpasotexas.gov/history

January 9, 2010 Prelude to the ELP Museum of History "Leonardo da Vinci Experience" - Florence Schwein and curator Susan Taylor talk about the upcoming Leonardo daVinci exhibit set to open Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010, at the El Paso Museum of History. Further nformation available at 915-351-3588 and online at www.elpasotexas.gov/history The Leonardo da Vinci Experience runs from January 16 through July 10.

December 10, 2009 Senior Baseball: Run to the Senior World Series - Florence Schwein chats with Don Wilson, Bill Juen and John Paul about their recent run in the Senior Baseball Leagues to the 2009 Senior World Series held recently in the Phoenix, Arizona area last October.

State of the Arts

February 6, 2010 Maceo and Sondra Dailey - Co-owners of independent publishing company, Sweet Earth Flying Press, Maceo and Sondra Dailey, editor and publisher respectively, talk about their debut publication, Boy of the Border – a previously unpublished story co-authored by celebrated black poet, Langston Hughes and Arna Bontemps.
Information: (915) 845-7356 or visit www.sweetearthflyingpress.com

February 6, 2010 Hansel & Gretel - Media Relations and Public Information Officer for Centro de Salud Familiar La Fe, Estela Reyes Lopez, and Kimberley Wolfenbarger-Nakamoto, Artistic Director of the Youth Opera of El Paso, along with 14-year-old vocalist, Kendra Melendez, talk about the upcoming presentations of Hansel and Gretel at La Fe Culture and Technology Center.
Information: (915) 545-7190‎

February 6, 2010 Film Salon - Chuck Horak, host of KTEP’s On Film, talks about an upcoming series of four films featuring Carole Lombard, and offers a glimpse of the next Plaza Classic Film Festival.
Information: (915) 533-2674 or visit filmsalon.org

January 30, 2010 El Paso Museum of Art - Executive Director of the El Paso Museum of Art, Michael Tomor, talks about the current exhibition in honor of the Museum's fiftieth anniversary - Into the Desert Light: Early El Paso Art - an exhibition of over 50 artists who worked in this region from 1850-1960.
Information: El Paso Museum of Art Into the Desert Light: Early El Paso Art (1850-1960)
Showing through March 14
(915) 532-1707 or visit www.elpasoartmuseum.org

January 30, 2010 El Paso Symphony Youth Orchestra - Music Director of the El Paso Symphony Youth Orchestras, Andy Moran, along with Mark Schuppener, Violin Soloist, and Juan Flores, Rotating Concertmaster, talk about the upcoming Winter Concert.
Information: El Paso Symphony Youth Orchestra Winter Concert
Saturday, February 6, 7:30 PM Abraham Chavez Theater
(915) 525-8978 or visit www.epsyos.org

January 30, 2010 The Barbed Wire Open Mic Series - Amit Ghosh, Publisher of the bilingual literary magazine, BorderSenses, and Roberto Santos, Organizer and Host of The Barbed Wire Open Mic Series at the Percolator Café talk about the Series and the 16th issue of BorderSenses.
Information: BorderSenses Submission deadline February 28
(915) 533-2295 or visit www.BorderSenses.com
Barbed Wire Open Mic Series, the last Saturday of each month, 5:30 workshop, 7pm open mic
The Percolator Café, 217 N. Stanton, 806-470-1583

January 23, 2010 My Story Please Listen - Curtis Butler III, an Iraq Veteran who has written the book titled My Story Please Listen, and Pete Flores, a Korean War Veteran with Veterans Business Association, talk about the issue of post traumatic stress disorder.

January 23, 2010 Steve Smith and Chris Sanders - Musicians, vocalists and recording artists, Steve Smith and Chris Sanders talk about their latest all-original CD with their group, Hard Road titled Signs Along the Road.
Information: www.desertnight.com

January 23, 2010 Red Mesa - Ilana Lapid, writer and director of the film Red Mesa, and Eric Pearson, Executive Vice President of the El Paso Community Foundation, talk about the film produced by and starring local talent, and its potential as a 2011 nominee for a Live Action Short Film Oscar.
Information: El Paso Community Foundation.

January 16, 2010 Children's Book Author Martin Bencomo - El Paso native and newly-published author, Martin Bencomo, talks about his literary debut with a bilingual children’s book titled Paloma Padilla.
Information: www.martinbencomo.com

January 16, 2010 Artist Anne Stein - Award-winning action artist, Anne Stein, also known as A. Stein, talks about her striking abstract work currently showing in the Community Exhibit Space in City Hall.
Information: www.asteinarts.com

January 16, 2010 Gem's Gems - Charlotte Whitfield, Vice President of Gem’s Gems, and Bill Whitfield, volunteer, talk about this unique local educational resource – its history and the changes taking place to keep Gem’s Gems strong for the future.
Information: (915) 845-5437 or visit www.gemsgems.org